2023 Lausanne Swim Cup – Day 2 Finals Live Recap

2023 LAUSANNE SWIM CUP

• Friday, February 24th – Sunday, February 26th
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This morning we saw British Olympic champion Adam Peaty lead the men’s 100m breaststroke field while South African Olympic champion Tatjana Schoenmaker topped the women’s event.

Peaty will try to make it another 1-2 British finish with James Wilby flanking him for tonight’s final, while American Will Licon will also be in the mix for a 100m breast medal.

Chasing Schoenmaker will be host country swimmer Lisa Mamie while Italy’s Martina Carraro was also among the women’s top 3 in this morning’s 100m breast.

Additional events to watch this evening include the men’s 100m back featuring Luke Greenbank (GBR), Roman Mityukov (SUI) and reigning World Record holder Thomas Ceccon (ITA).

The women’s 50m fly will see another tightly-packed field, led by French swimmer Melanie Henique, but Louise Hansson of Sweden, Farida Osman of Egypt and fellow French ace Marie Wattel are hot on her trail.

MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL

GOLD – Adam Peaty (GBR), 59.88
SILVER – James Wilby (GBR), 59.97
BRONZE – Will Licon (USA), 1:01.15

It was a two-man race in this men’s 100m breaststroke, as British teammates Adam Peaty and James Wilby stroked their way to the wall.

Peaty wound up there first, touching in 59.88 while Wilby was a hair behind in 59.97 for silver. Peaty split 27.61/32.27 while Wilby opened in 28.16 and closed in 31.81. American Will Licon rounded out the podium in 1:01.15 for bronze

Peaty already ranks as the 2nd fastest swimmer in the world this season from his 59.57 logged earlier this month at an Australian meet amidst the British training camp on the Gold Coast.

That means Dutch Olympic silver medalist Arno Kamminga remains atop the rankings with the only sub-59 second time thus far worldwide, while Wilby slides into slot #6 with tonight’s performance.

WOMEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL

GOLD – Martina Carraro (ITA), 1:06.84
SILVER – Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA), 1:06.97
BRONZE – Lisa Mamie (SUI), 1:08.62

Despite earning the top seed of the morning, South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker settled for silver in this women’s 100m breaststroke final.

Instead, it was Italy’s Martina Carraro, last night’s 50m breaststroke victor, who got to the wall first, hitting a time of 1:06.84. Schoenmaker ran out of meters in which to overtake Carraro who fired off a 30.97 opener and 35.87 back half.

Schoenmaker produced a time of 1:06.97 while the host nation got on the board, courtesy of Lisa Mamie‘s bronze medal-worthy time of 1:08.62.

Carraro’s outing here was within a second of her best-ever, a mark of 1:05.85 she logged during the prelims of the 2020 Olympic Games.

Schoenmaker owns a lifetime best of 1:04.82 in this event, a time she earned in the heats in Tokyo. The 25-year-old ultimately turned in a time of 1:05.22 to snag Olympic silver behind champion Lydia Jacoby of the United States.

These race results now render Carraro #4 in the world and Schoenmaker #7 on the season.

MEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – FINAL

GOLD – Matt Sates (RSA), 1:47.46
SILVER – Kregor Zirk (EST), 1:48.60
BRONZE – Nils Liess (SUI), 1:49.59

19-year-old Matt Sates of South Africa scored the win in this men’s 200m freestyle, posting a time of 1:47.46. That kept Estonia’s Kregor Zirk, the top seed of the morning, at bay, with Zirk clocking 1:48.60. Swiss swimmer Nils Liess also landed on the podium in 1:49.59 for bronze.

For Sates, his 1:47.46 here represents the 6th fastest time of his career. His lifetime best rests at the 1:45.91 he produced last May during the Mare Nostrum Tour.

Sates already took the 400m free and 400m IM events last night and he’s set to also contest the 200m IM later in the session.

WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – FINAL

GOLD – Marie Wattel (FRA), 1:59.19
SILVER – Anna Egorova (RUS), 2:00.65
BRONZE – Jess Podger (GBR), 2:02.11

It was a relatively subdued women’s 200m freestyle final, with just one swimmer breaking the 2:00 barrier.

Marie Wattel of France upgraded her 2nd seed out of the morning heats to gold for this final, stopping the clock in a time of 1:59.19. Russia’s Anna Egorova was tonight’s silver medalist in 2:00.65 while British swimmer Jess Podger produced 2:02.11 for bronze.

Wattel’s effort scored a season-best for the 25-year-old and ranks her 17th in the world this season.

MEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINAL

GOLD – Thomas Ceccon (ITA), 53.99
SILVER – Roman Mityukov (SUI), 54.77
BRONZE – Luke Greenbank (GBR), 55.75

The reigning World Record holder Thomas Ceccon of Italy cruised to the win in this men’s 100 back, full-bearded to boot. Ceccon hit a time of 53.99 after having led the race wire-to-wire.

Roman Mityukov of Switzerland posted a solid swim of 54.77 as the runner-up while British Olympic medalist Luke Greenbank posted 55.75 for bronze.

Ceccon now ranks 6th in the world in this event this season.

WOMEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINAL

GOLD – Louise Hansson (SWE), 1:00.55
SILVER – Nina Stanisavljevic (SRB), 1:04.10
BRONZE – Fanny Borer (SUI), 1:04.88

Sweden’s Louise Hansson took the women’s 100m backstroke with ease, getting to the wall nearly 4 seconds ahead of the field.

Hansson clocked a winning time of 1:00.55 while Serbia’s Nina Stanisavljevic earned silver in 1:04.10 and Swiss athlete Fanny Borer touched in 1:04.88 for bronze.

Hansson’s effort here was just off the 1:00.48 she posted last month while competing at the Luxembourg Euro Meet. Her best time is represented by the 59.83 she logged in April of last year at the Swedish Open. She’s set to take on the 50m fly event later in tonight’s session.

MEN’S 200 IM – FINAL

GOLD – Matt Sates (RSA), 1:59.19
SILVER – Will Licon (USA), 2:02.29
BRONZE – Leo Gruart (FRA), 2:07.55

Sates topped the podium once again this evening, doubling up on his 200m free win earlier in the session with a solid victory in this 200m IM. Sates stopped the clock in a time of 1:59.19 to score the only sub-2:00 outing of the field.

Licon also earned his 2nd piece of hardware on the night, upgrading his bronze in the 100m breast to silver in this 2IM. Licon touched in 2:02.29.

Licon owns a personal best of 1:58.42 in this event, a time he put up at the 2015 U.S. Summer Nationals. According to the USA Swimming database, the last time the 28-year-old raced this event was at last year’s Texas Open where he registered a result of 2:00.34.

WOMEN’S 200 IM – FINAL

GOLD – Abbie Wood (GBR), 2:12.71
SILVER – Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA), 2:16.79
BRONZE – Giada Alzetta (ITA), 2:19.25

23-year-old Olympian Abbie Wood of Great Britain topped the women’s 200m IM field with a performance of 2:12.71. Wood earned the victory decisively, as the next closes swimmer Schoenmaker was well behind in 2:16.79.

For Wood of Loughborough, her result here represents a season-best and slots her 6th in the world. Her personal best remains at the 2:09.15 she put up for 4th place at the 2020 Olympic Games.

MEN’S 50 FLY – FINAL

GOLD – Thomas Ceccon (ITA), 23.13
SILVER – Noe Ponti (SUI), 23.34
BRONZE – Meiron Cheruti (ISR), 23.69

On the heels of his backstroke victory, Ceccon doubled up with a solid win in the men’s 50m fly. Ceccon led a quartet of competitors who all dipped under the 24-second barrier when all was said and done.

Ceccon checked in with 23.13 for the gold, putting up his 5th fastest time ever in the process. The Italian’s career-quickest sits at the 22.79 he posted during the semi-finals at last year’s World Championships.

Ceccon’s outing here overtakes the previous world-leading time of 23.26 Japanese swimmer Takeshi Kawamoto produced at December’s Japan Open.

Swiss swimmer Noe Ponti was tonight’s silver medalist, stopping the clock in a time of 23.34, within .30 of his own national record. He now ranks 3rd in the world on the season.

Israel’s Meiron Cheruti followed up is 50m free gold from yesterday’s session with a bronze in this race, touching in 23.69.

Reigning World Record holder Andrii Govorov was also under 24 seconds with a time of 23.96 to place 4th.

WOMEN’S 50 FLY – FINAL

GOLD – Louise Hansson (SWE), 25.92
SILVER – Melanie Henique (FRA), 26.02
BRONZE – Farida Osman (EGY), 26.08

Like Ceccon for the men, Hansson also became the 100m back/50m fly double gold medalist on the women’s side.

Hansson touched in 25.92 to beat out France’s Melanie Henique by a tenth, while Egyptian ace Farida Osman rounded out the top 3 in 26.08.

Hansson’s performance tonight overtakes her previous season-best of 26.08 from the Luxembourg Euro Meet. She bumps herself up one spot in the world rankings to now sit #2, only behind leader Maaide de Waard of the Netherlands.